FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Sep 12, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (BEN)
CIK: 0000038777
Period of Report: 2011-12-30

Reporting Person: JOHNSON CHARLES B (Director, Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-30	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	197100	—	Disposed	32569572	Direct
2012-06-01	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	325	—	Disposed	32569247	Direct
2012-08-15	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	4275	—	Disposed	32564972	Direct
2012-08-22	Common Stock, par value $.10	G	200	—	Disposed	32564772	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock, par value $.10	6595.259	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	1706117	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	500000	Indirect
Common Stock, par value $.10	272600	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Not applicable.

F2: Reporting Person holds shares in the Franklin Templeton 401(k) Retirement Plan. Information is based on a plan statement as of July 13, 2012.

F3: Trust of which Reporting Person's spouse is the lifetime beneficiary.